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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 41 · 12 questions
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Reading tip (Who did what?): Find who is in the story. Find what happened and where. Words like “he”, “she” and “it” point back to someone or something named before.

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  1. 1.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    Where did he plant it?     (a) in a pot (b) in the sand (c) in a cup (d) in a box
  2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    What colour was the cloud?     (a) white (b) blue (c) black (d) grey
  3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”?     (a) Anu (b) Divya (c) Amma (d) the dentist
  4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who gave the puppy milk?     (a) Amma (b) Kiran (c) the puppy (d) Riya
  5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”?     (a) Riya (b) the boat (c) Zoya (d) Amma
  6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    What did Riya lose?     (a) her book (b) her shoe (c) her pencil (d) her bag
  7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    True or false: Meera shared her crayon.     (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    Who had a heavy bag?     (a) a little girl (b) an old lady (c) a teacher (d) Kabir
  9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Which word is the opposite of “tall”?     (a) short (b) big (c) thin (d) long
  10. 10.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Thank you!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Sorry!”
  11. 11.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did the boat do?     (a) sank (b) tore (c) flew up (d) sailed away
  12. 12.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did Aman plant?     (a) a stone (b) a flower (c) a seed (d) a tree

Answer key

  1. in a pot
  2. black
  3. Divya
  4. Kiran
  5. Zoya
  6. her pencil
  7. True
  8. an old lady
  9. short
  10. “Thank you!”
  11. sailed away
  12. a seed

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